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What I Learned Scaling Engineering Teams Through Euphoria and Horror (firstround.com)
41 points by relaunched on April 14, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



    Just remember that hiring doesn’t end when new engineers are in their seats, 
    and keep an eye out for hiccups in your integration process — if you spot 
    dissatisfaction early, you can intervene before it becomes critical, ideally 
    with transparency and honesty about what's going on.
I don't feel like this is emphasized enough. Having the strictest, most rigorous hiring program in the world isn't going to help you if engineers are getting frustrated getting up to speed with your specific product and culture.


"You'll be surprised how many times you have to repeat yourself to make your communication stick... Clarity often needs a helping hand from repetition. “You'll think to yourself, ‘Oh my God, how did you not understand this from what I said at the all-hands last week?’”

So true.




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